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στέρνον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *stér(h₃)-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (to be broad, spread out). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *stirniju (forehead).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    στέρνον (stérnonn (genitive στέρνου); second declension

    1. (especially of men) A breast, chest.
      1. (poetic) The seat of the affections, heart.
    2. (figurative) The heart.
    3. (anatomy) The breastbone; the sternum.

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: στέρνο (stérno)
    • French: sternon
    • New Latin: sternum (see there for further descendants)

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